Remember to follow our Chicago International Film Festival tag for all our latest news. Hard Truths One of the recent best from master filmmaker Mike Leigh (Naked, Vera Drake, Happy-Go-Lucky), […]
Sometimes life is funny. One day you’re sitting in your kitchen in Indianapolis, a few years out of college and wondering how you’re ever going to build a career in […]
Chicago International Film Festival continues through October 27, with films and events taking place around Chicago. Follow our Chicago International Film Festival tag for all our latest posts on recommendations […]
The 60th Chicago International Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday, October 16, with a gala screening of the new film adaptation of The Piano Lesson, based on August Wilson’s play. […]
I have to admit I didn’t know how to begin this review or how to describe the film Daaaaaali! It’s not a biopic about the Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali. Director Quentin Dupieux says […]
When I saw The Apprentice a few weeks ago as a Fantastic Fest secret screening, star Sebastian Stan introduced the film by calling it a modern-day horror movie, and it […]
This week, Netflix made the mistake of cancelling its unique Greek mythology comedy series KAOS after just one season. But this show, led by Jeff Goldblum’s inspired take on Zeus, […]
It’s taken close to nine years for a new film by Lisandro Alons>o, Argentina’s leading exponent of slow cinema, to reach our screens. The release of Eureka may not be […]
From director/co-writer Karrie Crouse (a Westworld writer making her feature directing debut) and co-writer William Joines, Hold Your Breath is yet another story of a mother protecting her children from […]
Whenever a film based on a true story gets made, the filmmaker has to make a decision about how they want to balance presenting historical accuracy versus capturing the vibe […]
Some of you might not remember, but in 2019, some theaters hired security in order to screen director Todd Philips’ Joker film because they were afraid the movie’s call for […]
Film critic Steve Prokopy’s Fantastic Fest coverage continues with reviews of three upcoming feature films. V/H/S/Beyond Marking the seventh installment of the annual V/H/S anthology franchise, V/H/S/Beyond leans hard into […]